Adding or Editing TXT Records
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June 21, 2017 8:04 AM
A TXT (Text) record is an informational record you can use to provide additional information about the named service. You can use a TXT record to include notes about a host, or you can format it to provide technical information to servers. Using the name=value format, where the characters preceding the first = sign are the name and everything after the first = sign is the value, you can enter up to 255 characters.
NOTE: You can create multiple TXT records, but their cumulative lengths cannot exceed 512 characters.
To Access the Zone File Editor
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Next to Domains, click Launch.
- From the DNS menu, select DNS Manager, and then click Edit Zone for the domain name you want to update.
To Add a TXT Record
- Go to the Zone File Editor for the domain name you want to update.
- Click Add New Record. The Add DNS Record window displays.
- From the Record type list, select TXT (Text).
- Complete the following fields:
- TXT Name — Enter the host name for the TXT record. For example, type @ to map the record directly to your domain name, or enter the subdomain of your host name, such as www or ftp. (This field is labeled Host in the TXT (Text) section of the Zone File Editor.)
- TXT Value — Enter the value you want to assign to the record.
- TTL — Select how long the server should cache the information.
- Click OK.
- Click Save Zone File, and then click OK. The TXT record displays in the TXT (Text) section.
To Edit a TXT Record
- Go to the Zone File Editor for the domain name you want to update.
- In the TXT (Text) section, click the TXT record you want to edit.
- Edit any of the following fields:
- Host — Enter the host name for the TXT record. For example, type @ to map the record directly to your domain name, or enter the subdomain of your host name, such as www or ftp.
- TXT Value — Enter the value you want to assign to the record.
- TTL — Select how long the server should cache the information.
- Click Save Zone File, and then click OK.
